Todd Fleming was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 17 on 24 counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of possession of child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Malcolm Bales of the Eastern District of Texas. Fleming, 53, had an initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday.

The U.S. Attorney's Office alleges that between 1999 and 2007 Fleming coerced or persuaded minors to engage in sexually explicit conduct so that he could photograph them. The indictment, which identifies the minors only by their initials, indicates eight children were involved.

As part of the indictment, authorities gave notice of their intent to confiscate certain items upon conviction, including all of the images produced and a host of electronic equipment, from laptops to external drives. The forfeitures also include seven swimsuit tops, a shell bikini top, six swimsuit bottoms and a sword and sheath with a decorative wolf. The indictment also listed a black lockable box that included baby oil, a Batman mask, a black cape, a Batman emblem, tube fake blood, blood capsules, Jungle Girl comic books and two trick knives.

If convicted, Fleming faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison for each exploitation charge and up to 10 years for the possession charge.

The case is being prosecuted through Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.